Youth (Homecoming)

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Youth (Homecoming)

Released Nov 8, 2024

2h 32m

Documentary

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In YOUTH (HOMECOMING), as New Year's break is coming, Zhili's textile workshops are almost deserted. The few remaining employees are desperate to be paid for their trip home. From the banks of the Yangtze River to the mountains of Yunnan, everyone will be celebrating the festivities in their hometown, and performing the rituals of prosperity among their families. For Shi Wei, it's also the opportunity to get married, as it is for Fang Lingping.

Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

We’re drawn into their world, and that’s what makes the “Youth” movies so appealing: the takes are very long, and we get to dwell inside the frame.

Nov 13, 2024

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

There's so much detail and such a clear sense of dramatic proportion that it almost doesn't matter that the movie doesn't resolve itself traditionally or with a full stop.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 8, 2024

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Ryan Swen

Slant Magazine

As indicated by the combination of a final sequence in which another worker returns home in 2019 and the last shot of this nine-hour endeavor, to return is a never-ending process, full of sadness yet tinged with hope.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 26, 2024

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Diane Carson

KDHX (St. Louis)

Bing samples a few of the 18,000 workshops, employing over 300,000 migrant garment workers, adopting a fly-on-the-wall approach to the oppressive living conditions and minimum wage jobs.

Jan 23, 2025

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Mildly engaging without being profound, provocative or very moving. Like the previous films, it tests the audience's patience.

Nov 1, 2024

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

“Homecoming” It skillfully compresses the five years of the “Youth” trilogy’s shoot, replicating the way that long hours at work and the respite of home can turn into a blur over time.

Oct 17, 2024

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Bing Wang

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Bing Wang

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Sonia Buchman

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Hui Mao

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Nicolas R. de la Mothe

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Vincent Wang

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In YOUTH (HOMECOMING), as New Year's break is coming, Zhili's textile workshops are almost deserted. The few remaining employees are desperate to be paid for their trip home. From the banks of the Yangtze River to the mountains of Yunnan, everyone will be celebrating the festivities in their hometown, and performing the rituals of prosperity among their families. For Shi Wei, it's also the opportunity to get married, as it is for Fang Lingping.

Director: Bing Wang
Producer: Sonia Buchman, Hui Mao, Nicolas R. de la Mothe, Vincent Wang
Screenwriter: Bing Wang
Distributor: Icarus Films
Production Co: House on Fire, Gladys Glover Films, CS Production
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 18, 2025
Runtime: 2h 32m

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